Ryan Speier

Ryan Andrew Speier (born July 24, 1979) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He played with the Colorado Rockies for his entire Major League career, from 2005 when he was called up to July 24, 2009 when he was designated for assignment.[1]

Ryan Speier
Speier with the Colorado Rockies
Relief pitcher
Born: (1979-07-24) July 24, 1979
Frankfort, Kentucky
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 4, 2005, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
April 19, 2009, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record7–3
Earned run average3.99
Strikeouts58
Teams

Early life

High school

Speier was a standout pitcher at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia along with Joe Saunders and Borchers Ina Vineyard.

College

Speier attended Radford University in Virginia, where he was a standout pitcher for the Highlanders baseball team. In 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Speier set a league record with 16 saves, and allowed only 10 hits, one walk, and one earned run in his 20 innings of relief. He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2013.[2] Speier was signed by the Rockies in 2001 as an undrafted free agent.

Professional career

Speier won the Minor League Rolaids Relief Award in 2004 and set the single season saves record for the Texas League (AA) with 37. He was drafted and remained in the Colorado Rockies organization until the 2010 season. Speier sports a 3.22 ERA and 1.212 WHIP[3] away from Coors Field and is praised for his ability to keep the ball in the ball park by only allowing four home runs in 99​1⁄3 innings.[4] He is also a significantly more productive second half pitcher with a 2.38 ERA and 1.28 WHIP[5] during his career with the Colorado Rockies.

On December 11, 2009, Speier signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.

He played at Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of Atlantic League in 2010.

On February 16, 2011, he signed with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan.

References
  1. "Rockies send Speier out". Inside The Rockies. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  2. "Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod Baseball League inducts eight". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=speiery01&year=Career&t=p
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=speiery01&year=Career&t=p
  5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=speiery01&year=Career&t=p
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